Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Weight Watchers Pumpkin Pie

Only 1 point per slice

1 can pumpkin puree (14 oz)
1 can evaporated milk
3 egg whites
1/2 t salt
3 t pumpkin pie spice
1 t vanilla
1/2 c Splenda or other sweetener. Coconut palm sugar is good too.

Mix all ingredients until blended and pour into greased pie pan. That's right, no crust. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes. Takes care of that craving for pumpkin pie without any guilt. Go ahead put a little whipped cream on top if you want to. That will make it 2 points per slice. Better than the 14 points that a regular slice of pumpkin pie has.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

From Paula Deen with a few alterations

Ingredients


Crust:

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I just crush 1 whole sleeve)
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 stick melted salted butter

Filling:

  • 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
  • 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

For crust:
In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter. Press down flat into a greased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

For filling:
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and the spices. Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined.

Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place in oven for 1 hour. Run a sharp knife around the edge to loosen the cheesecake from the pan and prevent cracking. Turn off oven and allow to sit one more hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until completely cooled. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Beef Borgie (food storage recipe)

From "I Dare You to Eat It" by Liesa Card with a few alterations.

2 cans beef chunks (12.5 oz each) drained
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 small cans mushrooms, drained
1 can evaporated milk
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 T dried parsley

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until bubbly and thick. Serve over rice, mashed potatoes or noodles.
If you really want to get fancy, sauté a chopped onion before you add the ingredients and then add 1/2 cup of sour cream at the end.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Sour Cream Pancakes

Delicious - taken from Pioneer Woman - changed a little bit. Don't be taken aback by the huge amount of sour cream or the low amount of flour. They are divine.

1/2 c flour
1 T sugar
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 eggs, beaten lightly
1/2 t vanilla
1 c sour cream

Mix dry ingredients together with a fork. Fold in eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Don't over mix. I'm sure you know how to cook them on a hot griddle. Enjoy!